This Poem was Submitted By: Nancy M Wydeen Cerretani On Date: 2001-03-19 13:06:42 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Dys Func Tional

When I was young, yet never innocent, Foolish maybe, I wore my heart on my sleeve. So maybe I didn't understand how love works. Excuse my confusion, I only had TV to instruct me. Get the picture, 19 inches of black and white memories, Portable no less so we can carry them with us, consoles take up too much room, Which is the way I always felt. Well that's not quite true, there was always the dysfunctional family. Now there's a skewed view. The world of cartoons and soap operas, As The Stomach Turns and Walt Disney. Reruns spiked with someone elses perceptions. So I'm learning, to see for myself. No perfection here, no Leave It To Beaver. I Love Lucy, hated it. Road Runner was my kind of guy. Smashed into the ground, flattened, dead for a moment, Only to bounce back for more abuse, some of it self inflicted. Of course there was always the whirling dervish, Taz... Anger personified, get away from me. But my real hope was Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Waiting for the Prince and the glass slipper. To wake up from the dream and find myself a princess. Thank God for fantasy and the hope it offers. Those of us who were lost, It gave us a place to begin.

Copyright © March 2001 Nancy M Wydeen Cerretani


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